Sign



Patented Aug. 23, 1927.

' ALEXANDER G. ELPHINSTONE, OF ORANGE NEW JERSEY. Y

SIGN.

Application med m 20,

This invention relates to signs such as are commonlyv used for dispay or other purposes having thereon advertising matter, names, titles and symbols of various kinds and classes, and particularly signs having enameled or other faces; and the object of the invention is to provide a sign or printed or otherwise characterized plate which isso constructed as to provide improved means for securing the sign in connection with a predetermined support to prevent the chipping, marring or defacing of the subject matter on the outer face of the sign and particularly the chipping of theenameled face of a sign; and with these and other objects in view, the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified,

in constructlon, efiicient in use, and which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvements are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a face view of a sign blank from which one of my improvedsigns is formed;

Fig. 2 is a face view of a sign with parts thereqf in a different position. 7

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, illustrating the attaching devices passed through and engaging parts of the sign to secure the same in connection with a support.

Fig. 1 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modified form of construction; and,

Fig. 5 is a face view of the structure shown in Fig. 41 with parts in a different position.

It will be understood that my invention as hereinafter described may be applied to many uses other than that shown for the purpose of illustratingone method of carrying my invention into effect. In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown a sign fashioned from an elongated strip of sheet metal 10, the long side edges of which'are provided with plurality of projecting cars 11 having apertures 12. The sheet 10, adjacent the ears 11, is provided with comparatively large apertures 18, so positioned that when the ears 11 are bent backw'ardly and upon the inner face of the sheet 10, the smaller apertures 12 of said ears will come centrally of the large apertures 13 in the sheet 10 so that when screws 14 or other fastening devices are which is simple 1926. Serial 110,123,660.

employed for securing the sign to a suitable support 15 as indicated in Fig. 3,1;he heads 14? of the screws will pass freely through the apertures 13 and the shank of the screws will pass through the apertures 12 in the cars 11 and into the support 15. The pressure of the screw heads 14 will be upon the'ears 11 in securing the plate or sign 10 inposition, thus preventing pressure from being applied to the outer face of the si gnproper which, it is found in practice, chips, defaces or otherwise destroys the enamel or other coating 16 employed on the outer faces of the sign. The enamel'or other coating includes the advertising or other subject matter of the sign, and by securing or mounting a sign in the manner shown and described, the outer or exposed face may be kept and retained in perfect condition or without defacing, thus avoiding or overcoming 'a very objec-' tionable feature to devices of this kind, now

in common use, especially in attaching or detaching the sign. v

It will be understood that there willbe more or less resiliency between the ears 11 and the body'proper of the sign to compensate for uneven surfaces in connection with whicha sign may be mounted and to overcome stresses or strains on the sign, but under normal conditions, the thin wall of the cars 11 which is preferably of the same thickness as the sign or may be of greater or less thickness as may be desired, will not project the sign from the surface of the support 15, any material degree. However, the slight projection which is provided will form an air space which will serve to lengthen the life of the sign as will be apparent.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing, I have shown another method of carrying my invention into effect, in which a substantially rectangular sign body 17 is employed, the side edges of which are provided with flanges 18 foldable on lines 19 backwardly upon the rear face of the body 17. The flanges 18 are provided with apertures 20 which are adapted to register with larger apertures 21 in the body 17 of the sign when the flanges are ,in their folded position as seen in Fig. 5 of the drawing. The apertures '20 are located centrally of the flanges in the construction shown, it being understood that any number of these apertures may be employed in each flange. The structure shown in Figs. at and 5 may be applied to signs of any dimensions, and it will also be understood that the cars 11 may be employed in any desiredarrangement on a sign plate of any shape or form.

It will be understood that thecon'stru'ction herein shown and described is merely illus trative of two methods of carrying my invention into effect; and while I, have referred to signs of a particular type'or'to signs generally, the attaching means herein described may be employed for any purpose and particularly where .it is desirable to protect a polished, plated or other surface and to prevent chipping, cracking or other defacing of such surface or surfaces; and various other changes in and modifications of the construction herein shown and described maybe made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is

1. A device of the class described comprising a sheet metal body, projecting members on the edges of said body and foldable upon one side face thereof, said members having small apertures and'said body larger apertures adapted to register with the ap-' ertures of said members, whereby in securing said sheet metal bodv to a suitable support and passing the fastening devices through the apertures of said members, the heads of saidfastening devices will pass bers: formed integral #with .-:-said body and foldable upon one side face thereof, said "members having apertures and said body being provided with apertures registering with theapertures of said members, and the apertures in said body being larger than those in said members to permit the passage of the heads OffElStGlllIlQdVdCGS which are smaller than said larger apertures through said body in securing the devices to a support; v j

'3. A device of the class described comprising a sheet 'metal body, a plurality of members formed integral with said body" and foldable upon one side face thereof, said members having apertures and said body being provided with apertures registering v with the apertures of said members, and the apertures 111 said body bemglarger than those -1I1 said members to permit the passage of the heads of fastening'devices, which are smaller than said large apertures through said body in securing the devices to'a support, said members'involvmg pro ecting ears arranged and spacedon opposite side edges of said body.

In testimony that'I claim"theforegoing as my invention Ihave signed my name this 15th day of July, 1926.

ALEXANDER o; ELPI-nNsroNE. 

